Seven years ago today, this guy:
http://twitter.com/samir/statuses/314745894845181953
Introduced the world to a little site called “twttr”:
What Twitter looked like seven years ago today: pic.twitter.com/679bKK8JFY
— Eli Langer (@EliLanger) March 21, 2013
A few vowels and seven years later, it’s tough — and perhaps a bit painful — to recall what life was like before Twitter came along, but users up to the task:
#beforetwitter I just walked around saying "tweet. tweet."
— museofhistory (@museofhistory) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I had 6-pack abs.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/314788498609668096
My thumb was round #BeforeTwitter
— Java Joe (@JavaJoeX) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I could write properly punctuated sentences
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I had no idea what music you claimed to be listening to
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) March 21, 2013
#beforetwitter you had to refresh individual blogs a lot
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I was forced to communicate with others the primitive way, making sounds caused by release of air out of the mouth
— G® Hū✝söñ (@jess_reign_bass) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/madeinkuntucky/status/314796229764722688
#BeforeTwitter I knew the names of my children.
— cosmoscon (@gdthomp01) March 21, 2013
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#BeforeTwitter I was 100% ok with facebook
— SeanBartley (@SeanBartley) March 21, 2013
@RBPundit #BeforeTwitter husbands had nothing to do while their wives were trying on clothes at the department store.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) March 21, 2013
#beforetwitter you actually saw breaking news on television
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/314791264883200000
#BeforeTwitter I never knew bacon was so popular and I was a heretic for disliking it.
— Justin McCarthy (@jmac82) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I had a life.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/314787492677181442
Heh. Weren’t we all?
Twitter’s also helped to shape the political landscape, giving conservatives a new voice and countering leftist media narratives:
#BeforeTwitter you had no idea that news shows only reported part of the story.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I my political commentary was confined to screaming insults at the TV
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/jmorizzi/status/314788482960748544
#beforetwitter @KeithOlbermann had a real job.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter I had to email my elected representatives to troll them.
— Mike (@ThePantau) March 21, 2013
#beforetwitter, Anthony Weiner was a rising star in the Democratic Party
— Joel Gehrke (@Joelmentum) March 21, 2013
#BeforeTwitter MSM hacks could pretend they were impartial observers.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/jdonels/status/314791747697909760
#BeforeTwitter There was no http://t.co/5tTTiu3UHG
— Nels (@debitking) March 21, 2013
Shudder. Those were some dark days, weren’t they?
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/statuses/314746809492852736
Happy birthday, Twitter!
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